Sec Form 13D Filing - WELLS FARGO & COMPANY (WFC) filing for NVE CORP (NVEC) - 2003-11-06

Insider filing report for Changes in Beneficial Ownership

  • Schedule 13G & 13D forms are used to report a party's ownership of stock which exceeds 5% of a company's total stock issue.
  • Schedule 13G is a shorter version of Schedule 13D with fewer reporting requirements.
"Insiders might sell their shares for any number of reasons, but they buy them for only one: they think the price will rise"
- Peter Lynch
What is insider trading>>

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SEC 1746  Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information
(11-02)   contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form
          displays a currently valid OMB control number.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                                 -------------------------------
                                                           OMB APPROVAL
                                                 -------------------------------
                                                  OMB Number:         3235-0145
                                                  Expires:    December 31, 2005
                                                  Estimated average burden
                                                  hours per response ......  11
                                                 -------------------------------

                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13D

                    UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                                 AMENDMENT NO. 2
                                 ---------------

                                 NVE Corporation
                                 ---------------
                                (Name of Issuer)


                          Common Stock, $.01 par value
                          ----------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                    629445206
                                    ---------
                                 (CUSIP Number)


                                Mary E. Schaffner
                              Wells Fargo & Company
                                  MAC N9305-173
                               Wells Fargo Center
                               Sixth and Marquette
                              Minneapolis, MN 55479
                                 (612) 667-2367
                                 --------------
                  (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
                Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)


                                October 27, 2003
                                ----------------
             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)


If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the following
box. [ ]

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five
copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7 for other parties
to whom copies are to be sent.

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).


CUSIP No. 629445206                   13D                            Page 2 of 5

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.  Name of Reporting Persons I.R.S. Identification No(s). of above person(s)
    (entities only)
          Wells Fargo & Company
          Tax Identification No. 41-0449260

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2.  Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
      (a) [ ]
      (b) [ ]

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3.  SEC USE ONLY

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4.  Source of Funds (See Instructions)
          N/A

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5.  Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d)
    or 2(e)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6.  Citizenship or Place of Organization
          Delaware

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                               7.  Sole Voting Power
          Number of                   164,895 (1)

            Shares           ---------------------------------------------------
                               8.  Shared Voting Power
         Beneficially                 0

           Owned by          ---------------------------------------------------
                               9.  Sole Dispositive Power
             Each                     164,895 (1)

          Reporting          ---------------------------------------------------
                               10. Shared Dispositive Power
         Person With:                 0

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
          164,895 (1)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See
    Instructions)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
          3.8%

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14. Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
          CO

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

   (1) Includes 3,105 shares of NVE Corporation common stock held in fiduciary
   accounts at Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, National Association, a bank
   subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company.



CUSIP No. 629445206                   13D                            Page 3 of 5


                           STATEMENT FOR SCHEDULE 13D

Item 1. Security and Issuer.

This Schedule 13D relates to the common stock, par value $.01 per share, of NVE
Corporation, whose executive offices are located at 11409 Valley View Road, Eden
Prairie, Minnesota 55344.

Item 2. Identity and Background.

(a)-(c) This statement is filed by Wells Fargo & Company ("Wells Fargo"), a
diversified financial services company organized under the laws of the State of
Delaware and registered as a financial holding company and a bank holding
company under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended. Wells Fargo owns
subsidiaries that provide banking, insurance, investment, mortgage and consumer
finance services in North America and elsewhere internationally. Wells Fargo's
principal business and principal office address is 420 Montgomery Street, San
Francisco, CA 94163.

(d) During the last five years, Wells Fargo has not been convicted in any
criminal proceedings.

(e) During the last five years, Wells Fargo has not been a party to a civil
proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction as a
result of which he or it was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order
enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject
to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violations with respect to
such laws.

(f) Not applicable.

Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

Not applicable.

Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.

In a series of open market transactions during the period October 24 through
October 30, Wells Fargo sold an aggregate of 379,000 shares of NVE Corporation
common stock. Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, National Association, a bank
subsidiary of Wells Fargo, owns an additional 3,105 shares of NVE Corporation
common stock.

Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

(a)  Reference is made to rows (11) and (13) of the cover page.

(b)  Reference is made to rows (7) through (10) of the cover page.

(c)  Reference is made to Item 4, above.

(d)  No other person is known to have the right to receive or the power to
     direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of,
     the shares of common stock beneficially owned by Wells Fargo.



CUSIP No. 629445206                    13D                           Page 4 of 5

(e) Wells Fargo ceased to be a beneficial owner of more than five percent of NVE
Corporation common stock on October 30, 2003.

Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to
Securities of the Issuer.

Reference is made to Item 4, above.

Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits.

None.



CUSIP No. 629445206                    13D                           Page 5 of 5


                                   SIGNATURES
                                   ----------

     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief of the
undersigned, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this
statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated:  November 6, 2003

WELLS FARGO & COMPANY



By:  /s/ Laurel A. Holschuh
         Laurel A. Holschuh, Senior Vice President
          and Secretary

     Attention: Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute
Federal criminal violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)